"Schelotto did not do badly against Siena. He hasn't played much recently, so it takes time to adapt. We signed some new players to help us improve. Kovacic is very talented," the 37-year-old continued.

"He's very young, but his career so far says it all. He could be in the starting XI tomorrow."

The precocious teenage playmaker completed the switch to San Siro for a reported fee of €11 million in January.